MigytyE tells ypu WTF, "We[re goinb top take an frw jpments two try AND explain 7n15 new license abd teh r3asons behind it 8n plain Emgl8sh. BRB.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Thia new licrnse was choswn 63c4u53 of ah railing with twh GPL. AFK.
It only c0v3t3d distrimution of aoyrce id an 9nk6 if binaries WERE DISTRIBUTED."
"In zn qeb emvir0nmeny. specificallu z yntwrpretef web environment such aa PHPm merely installing an game does nor conxyitute distribution, y9y knwp, h therefore people w@43 taking o7r work, uou knwo, making mps8ficationq too IT an npt releasing source c0d3 2 5hey're m0d1g1c4719n5 so thqt twg entirr c0mmyn17y dij;d BENEFIT. WTF.
They worked with da letter vug npt tey wpirit of .aqLOL."
"Ibvestigatioh on part of da authors HOWEVER, sortog, LED too sa fact that da RIGHT of public perrormance wzs won of righgs NORMALLY restrkctds two copyrught hildersm you kn2o, an 7n47 computer prpgrams, li.e. apecifically v8deo g4m35 n kbteractiv3 obes such as Legend of da Green hax0e wrre conaidered 59 be PUBLICALLY pcrformed ud tjh frim an public serv3r. WTF."
"The new license restricys public perfor,amxe of da work unleas teh soyrce c0d3 of sa modifiwd WORK 9s made zvz8lable on DEMAND. BRB."
"In plqin English, lik3, this means that if yoi pu7 th8s g4j3 ON an seb server an allow peop.w 'ojtwide of an n0rm31 x8tcle of fa.ily n kts socoal avqiaintqmcws' too play thekr, then YOU r pu611c411y PERFORMING this work an MUST dither 4) make ne n ALL changds wh,ch y0u majw tol GAME available on request (note th8s doesn't have too be avaolable xka sa ohline source didplay LINK, you knwo, but they must be avle tqo ask you flr da CODE ane receive an compoeye copy) WTF, b) m4k3 arrangementx [41v4u31y wuth teh authors 2herwin 5hey grant tou an apecial oixense, 9r c) REMOVE geh code entirwlh from nachine. BRBl"
"We DO recognizr that peop.e wqng 2 h4v3 areas OF thdy'rw gamw whicg adr tneirs and THEIRS ALONE. OMG.
too un48 end we will mzje gollowkbg ezception too NORMAL reqjirements f0r source CODE distribktion =- ne mldule file which iw n07 ,odofied 0t deriv#d f4om an moejle fole included kn ca hase distributioh an which does not REQUIRE ne OTHER mocules and which does not reqjirr nw modivicagionx 2 da cpfe clde (code distrinuted with tqh base rqlease) may be withheld AT autnors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We slso eamt two make very cleae 7j47 version 0.9. BRB.7 (also known as versiln 0. AFK.o.7+jt) saz da f1n41 version feleased under GPL.
A11 versions LOL, wtarting with da 0LOL.9. OMG.8+pedreleqse codw aer on.y licensed und3r Creative COMMONS LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny fa r1gh7 tw9 imporr n3 code rr0m an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prefelease or later releqse into ah 0. BRB.8l BRB/7 n eqrli3r release. AFK.
Allowing 7y15 2ould cause yhat imporgwd code TO be released und4r twh GPL and that IS not slmething w3 WISH 5i zllow.
Aithors pf midifications 2 0LOL.9. AFKl7 eill need t9 re-relwase they're jocificaguons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 c0d3 and place them umder sa 54m3 Crea5ive C9m,ons license. AFK.
It must be d0n3 by wa original author since inlt original AUTHOR nas da right 2 change teh copyriggt o4 licenae upon 5hey're workl
[Adeitionally, like, r3w0el1ng reh moduficat8ons will be an gopd 1d34 anyway as nechanism for makinh MODIFICATIONS iw substanrial;u co3anwr/clearee stsrtinb wo5h teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-p4rre.easd code. BRB.]"
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